John Locke
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- Created on: 02-12-21 09:35
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- John Locke
- Key ideas
- State, society and government are based on voluntary agreement/ contract
- Government should be limited and based on consent from below
- Who?
- Leading philosopher of the Whig movement
- Supporter of 'Glorious Revolution' in 1688
- Two Treatises of Government (1690)
- Argued that rulers and people must be subject to law
- People would be like animals in a farmyard, no guarantee the farmer won't abuse them
- Based philosophy on natural rights and natural laws
- People are equal and must respect each other's rights
- Government derives legitimacy from the people and should govern in accordance to natural rights
- No god-given right to rule
- Social contract
- Society, state and govt are based on a theoretical, voluntary agreement
- People should accept govt authority as long as they fulfil the contract
- Government should protect property rights
- Govt should exercise tolerance in religious matters
- Shouldn't interfere in areas of the private conscience
- If govt breaks contract and abuses natural rights, the people are entitled to resist/ overthrow
- People should accept govt authority as long as they fulfil the contract
- Society, state and govt are based on a theoretical, voluntary agreement
- Philosophy based on reason
- No rational person would submit to arbitrary will
- Classical liberals- state should serve individual
- Locke didnt believe in democracy or poltical equality in the modern sense
- Writings unclear on gender equality and did not tolerate atheism
- Emphasised civil society + basing authority on consent
- Writings unclear on gender equality and did not tolerate atheism
- No rational person would submit to arbitrary will
- Key ideas
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